MOUNT SHASTA – Mount Shasta Police Department (MSPD) officers have been canvassing a Mount Shasta neighborhood where a citizen was the victim of a hit and run that left him in a coma late Saturday night, stated MSPD Sgt. Joe Restine.

Gabe Cashman, 24, was discovered unconscious in the westbound lane in the 500 block of McCloud Avenue by a passing motorist. The motorist called dispatch to report the incident at 12:43 a.m. Sunday morning, and MSPD officers arrived at the scene at 12:45 a.m.

"He was lying on his right side, face down, and he had multiple injuries," said Restine.

He added that there was evidence at the scene that the victim's body had been dragged 30 feet.

Cashman, who is six-feet-tall and weighs 200 pounds, was transported by air ambulance to Mercy Medical Center in Redding where he remains in a coma.

Restine stated that patrol officers observed Cashman walking in the McCloud Avenue vicinity approximately 30 minutes prior to the call to dispatch. Therefore, he stated that officers believe he was struck not long before 12:43 a.m. Sunday morning.

In addition, Restine noted that Cashman was wearing a dark down jacket and dark clothing at the time of the hit-and- run.

He asks that anyone who believes they may have hit a deer, and whose vehicle sustained front end damage, to contact the MSPD to determine if the dents are consistent with Cashman's injuries.

Currently, the MSPD does not have a vehicle description, no skid marks were left at the scene and no witnesses have stepped forward.

The MSPD urges anyone who has any information about this incident to contact the department at 926-7540.